English Exercises: Thanksgiving

1. Watch the video about the first Thanksgiving in America.�

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1. The British king said that everybody had to use the same prayers that he did.

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2. Some people were very unhappy.

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3. Nothing would happen to those who did not obbey the king's orders.

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4. A group of people decided to move to a country named Holland.

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5. In Holland they were very unhappy but they had lots of money to spend.

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6. They decided to move again and�go to America.

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7. They set out on a huge ship.

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8. The ship that took the�pilgrims�to America was called the Mayflower.

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9. The ship was crowded, cold and uncomfortable.

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10. They travelled across the Atlantic for 5 months.

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11. They arrived in December.

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12. It was very cold and they were hungry and tired.

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13. Many people died on their first winter in America.

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14. The pilgrims�met unfriendly natives who did not help them.

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15. In spring Squanto, a native American, taught them how to plant barley, wheat and corn.

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16. The pilgrims were unhappy because they would not have enough food�to survive�winter.

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17. They had so much food that they decided to have a feast to celebrate their harvest.

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18. The pilgrims prepared their feast but they did not invite the native Americans.

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19. They ate wild ducks, geese, wild turkeys, deer meat, bread, cakes, fish and clams.

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20. Before eating, pilgrims and native Americans thanked God for all His goodness.

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2. Thansgiving vocabulary.�

a. Write the missing vowels to complete the words.�


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�b. Unscramble the words.

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